Rice & Pickles

 Weekends Only

Saturdays & Sundays

11am - 4:00pm

We have both indoor and outdoor dining options available.

and

We serve bowls to go

(When Available)

Call or Email to Reserve a Table for our 3 course Dine-In Menu

or

To Inquire About Availability for Take-out 

info@culturedpickleshop.com

(510)540-5185

Rice is Pickles is Vegan (Except for the optional egg)

Rice & Pickles is Gluten Free

Most other food allergies or preferences can be accommodated

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What is Rice & Pickles?

First of all, The Cultured Pickle Shop is not a restaurant. We are a 28-year-old pickle shop run entirely by Alex Hozven & Kevin Farley, with the occasional help from their two sons, Keiran & Seamus. We are open 7 days a week as a pickle shop, and folks can purchase any of the many preserved vegetables and kombucha we sell in jars and bottles out of our retail case. Most of our time during the week is spent creating these products; it is the focus of our business. Every weekend, we hold a tasting event we call Rice & Pickles. We serve rice bowls. You can, and should, dine in with us, but we also offer bowls for takeout IF WE HAVE BOWLS AVAILABLE. There are three optional additions to the bowl. When you dine in with us, Rice & Pickles is a three-course meal, starting with a small sipping bowl of dashi, followed by our rice bowl, and ending with a sweet bite. The three optional additions are the same for takeout and dine-in. Dine-in guests also have the option of two additional beverage pairings. The base price for the three-course dine-in menu is 35 dollars. Rice & Pickles was originally conceived exclusively as a dine-in event, and it is really the best way to experience our work. We started offering take-out during Covid lockdown, and we continue to IF WE HAVE BOWLS AVAILABLE. We serve takeout in compostable bowls, regular customers are given the option to have their bowls made in returnable stainless steel containers, and they are also encouraged to bring their own containers. The base price for take-out bowls is 25 dollars. OUR OUTSIDE SEATING IS RESERVED FOR DINE-IN GUESTS ONLY. You can scroll down for a look at last weekends menu.

There are several ways to experience Rice & Pickles for our Dine-in guests. We have both outdoor and indoor seating. Our outdoor seating consists of cafe tables on the sidewalk in front of our shop. Our indoor seating takes place inside the shop, in our production space, which is closed to the public during the week. On the weekend, we open up the space and invite guests in, so they may dine in the space where their pickles are made and with the people who make them. Inside, we have a large communal table, two production work tables pushed together, and guests sit on empty stainless steel fermenting tanks. We also set up our main production table as a bar or counter, and guests sit on stools across from Kevin while he builds their bowls. We and our regular guests would say that, first and foremost, the Rice & Pickles experience is about the food. The rice bowl is laboriously produced and carefully curated; it is an exquisitely delicious, stunningly beautiful exploration of the range of fermenting techniques we employ at the shop and a culmination of our 30 years of experience as artisans. Guests regularly come in on beautiful days, sit outside with family and friends, and enjoy a rice bowl unlike anything they will find elsewhere. All of the gorgeous ceramics used for Rice & Pickles are hand made by our youngest son Seamus Hozven-Farley and Kevin’s brother Kelly Farley. Guests at our communal table and the bar have an opportunity to dine in an unconventional space that is, in fact, our production kitchen surrounded by crocks and jars and tanks of fermenting vegetables and kombucha. Guests at the bar have an opportunity to watch their bowls being built and to ask questions about the various components. There is often a more interactive and educational experience for those sitting at the bar. The level of engagement at the bar and the communal table depends on how busy we are. During slower times, depending on our guests' curiosity and interest level, we can get into quite granular explanations and demonstrations. During times of extreme busyness, it is often a more general overview. Rice & Pickles will be a delicious, fun, and out-of-the-box dining experience regardless of where you sit and how busy we are. Our menu changes every week so every time you visit The Shop it is a new experience. We do our very best to organize the timing of the event, however, during periods of peak busyness you should expect a bit of a wait even if you have a reservation. You should count on the entire experience taking 60 to 90 minutes once seated. Please leave your expectations at home and bring your curiosity. While making your reservation you may request seats for outdoor dining and the bar; we will do our best to accommodate you.

Dine-In Menu

Rice & Pickles

April 12 & 13

Dashi

Carrot Beet Fennel

Bowl

Romaine, Chrysanthemum, Butter Lettuce- Tangerine Kosho

Sweet Potato & Rutabaga - White Miso

Sauerkraut Salad

Parsnip Kiriboshi - Burdock Kasu

Kale with Date & Kimchi Brine

Napa Rabe -Miso Tamari

Turnip - Lemon Kosho

Kohlrabi - Umezu

Fresh Turmeric - TurmericVinegar

Mustard Green with Leeks, Turmeric & Fennel Seed

Daikon Kimchi

Radish with Parsley & Juniper- Brine Kanten

Fennel - Lime Pickle

Celeriac- Bettarazuke

Daikon, Burdock & Jalapeno Kasuzuke

Beets & Sea Lettuce  Gomashio

Sweet Bite

Chocolate Amazake Pudding

Kumquat - Date & Umezu

Walnut - Date & Chile Paste

35

Additions

Goma Dofu 

2021 Fennel Kasu

6

Avocado 

Asparagus - Jalapeno Mirin

Nukazuke Carrot

Chile Paste

 4

Cured Egg

4

Beverages 

Fennel Apple Mint Kombucha

6

Warm Amazake with GingerA 20% Gratuity will be added for Dine-in Service

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